If anything it should gain us places, keeps the numbers of our American friends down to the odd handful in pre covid days
New GM Top 100 - how many have you played?
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If anything it should gain us places, keeps the numbers of our American friends down to the odd handful in pre covid days
18 for me. 17 in Scotland and 1 in Wales - clearly need to travel more
It's not always a case of they have declined, but others have improved or gone past it. I liked it personally.
66 of the new top 100, for me.
66 of the new top 100, for me.
I need to get my hands on the list. Last time I checked I was in the 70s... need to get back on that particular pilgrimage after covid
Crikey. It wasn't IN the OP. It WAS the OP
Not sure how I didn't see the link.
Not sure how I didn't see the link.
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Should be penalised for having such dreadful weather.
32 of that list, with 1 due to be added this year.
Looking at the ones I haven't done, there are a few in Ireland that I'd like to add to the list but there are a number I'm unlikely to play because I'd wouldn't choose to pay the green fee. My regular 4BBB partner has a trip lined up to Dumbarnie Links; it may be an extremely nice course, but it is not worth £258 to me, nor £328 for Kingsbarns. And I couldn't pay a green fee for a Trump course.
Looking at the ones I haven't done, there are a few in Ireland that I'd like to add to the list but there are a number I'm unlikely to play because I'd wouldn't choose to pay the green fee. My regular 4BBB partner has a trip lined up to Dumbarnie Links; it may be an extremely nice course, but it is not worth £258 to me, nor £328 for Kingsbarns. And I couldn't pay a green fee for a Trump course.
Cost can be a big thing when it comes to playing away courses.
I think there's 19 courses in this top 100 accessible for under 100 quid and they're likely to be twilight rates.
Factor in the cost of getting and probably staying there and add the cost of your membership and the numbers become quite large.
I'll cite this as one reason I haven't played many.
I think there's 19 courses in this top 100 accessible for under 100 quid and they're likely to be twilight rates.
Factor in the cost of getting and probably staying there and add the cost of your membership and the numbers become quite large.
I'll cite this as one reason I haven't played many.
27 including 8 of the top 10.
I need to visit Ireland, clearly.
14 of the next 100 too.
I need to visit Ireland, clearly.
14 of the next 100 too.
Wonderful weather up here, its character building
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Damn, caught me out
Ok, the weather is not so wonderful just character building.
Ok, the weather is not so wonderful just character building.
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Three.
Pennard - was a junior member for a year in early 1970s - so cost was minimal. Great course.
Ganton - North of England University Championship - many moons ago - cost nowt. Practice round and 36 holes next day. Superb course.
Belfry Brabazon - 1990s - corporate invitation - cost nowt. Agree with Ethan - seriously overrated course. Forest of Arden is far better.
Agree with Imurg - cost generally seems intended to be prohibitive. Probably another 1,000 courses where an equally enjoyable golfing experience can be found.
I'm not a cheapskate, just never been a golf tourist or golf holiday-maker. Serious golf-addict though.
Pennard - was a junior member for a year in early 1970s - so cost was minimal. Great course.
Ganton - North of England University Championship - many moons ago - cost nowt. Practice round and 36 holes next day. Superb course.
Belfry Brabazon - 1990s - corporate invitation - cost nowt. Agree with Ethan - seriously overrated course. Forest of Arden is far better.
Agree with Imurg - cost generally seems intended to be prohibitive. Probably another 1,000 courses where an equally enjoyable golfing experience can be found.
I'm not a cheapskate, just never been a golf tourist or golf holiday-maker. Serious golf-addict though.
Played it in 1981 and we actually did put money in the honesty box. I don't like what they've done to it now. Lost all its charm somehow.
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Are you thinking of the right course? I thought Close House was a new development?
The main course hasn’t been open 10 years yet I believe
24 for me, most of them by way of the excellent gentlemen of the forum who arrange some great meets, thanks guys.
Yep, same place - quite a different set-up in 1981. Was used as football pitches for Newcastle University through the winter, then pay-and-play golf course during the summer. And it was a location of a scene in the film Get Carter.